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Kandilli, Zonguldak

Municipality in Zonguldak, Turkey

41°20′52″N 31°32′11″E / 41.3479°N 31.5364°E / 41.3479; 31.5364CountryTurkeyProvinceZonguldakDistrictEreğliGovernment

• MayorMustafa Aydın (CHP)Elevation

360 m (1,180 ft)Population

(2022)^[1]

2,573Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code

67390

Area code0372Websitewww.kandilli.bel.tr

Kandilli (before 2003: Armutçuk)^[2] is a town in Ereğli District, Zonguldak Province, Turkey.^[3] Its population is 2,573 (2022).^[1]

Kandilli is located on top of a mountain about 10 km north east of Karadeniz Ereğli and about 40 km west of Zonguldak city. It is about 1 km from the coast of the Black Sea but due to the precipitous cliffs it is not readily accessible. Kandilli used to have a small port facility at the bottom of the cliffs which was accessible using a funicular railway contraption which was still operable as of 2002.

The main industry of the town is a coal mine producing black coal. A railway exists from Kandilli to the port at Eregli but is not in use. The route of the railway is scenic and has been suggested by local entrepreneurs as a possible tourist railway.

References

^ ^a ^b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
^ Kandilli, nisanyanmap.com
^ Belde Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.